That's my understanding too Chad at least that's what the good folks @ Brenntag told me. 1000 lbs is your limit and at 10.41 lbs per gallon you can carry up to 98.61 gals.He was asking about SH. I didn't think water had anything to do with restrictions.
I've been told several times it's goes by weight not gallons. Reason for that is because different chemicals weigh different amounts.
I believe it's a federal law.
That's my understanding too Chad at least that's what the good folks @ Brenntag told me. 1000 lbs is your limit and at 10.41 lbs per gallon you can carry up to 98.61 gals.
Does this mean SH is heavier than water (8.34 lbs per gallon)?
119 gallons.. Thats total.. So if you have a 200 gallon water tank and a 5 gallon sh tank, thats a ticket.. If you have a 119 gallon tank and a 5 gallon sh tank, thats a ticket.. 119 gallons is total capacity on your truck/trailer..
Ksroofs,
I think you are incorrect. I believe you are confusing total weight which will require commercial license if heavy enough, and allowable SH without a hazmat endorsement. My understanding is this....
I believe the limit is 1000 lbs which is approximately 119 gallons oh SH. You can only have up to 119 gallons by volume of containers with SH before getting a hazmat endorsement. If you have a 50 gallon house wash mix tank and a 100 gallon roof tank mix, you would be over the 1000 lbs regardless of whether or not each of those tanks are full or are currently holding just one gallon each. The separate water tank that you mentioned does not matter for allowable hazardous material.
Another example is two contractors even if both only had one gallon of SH whether pure or mixed for cleaning in their tanks
One with an 120 gallon mix tank (in violation)
Another with only 119 gallon mix tank (not in violation)
Of course, if you are under the legal limit with SH (say for instance, 35 gallon tank filled with 35 gallons of SH) but you have a 3000 gallon water tank (approximately 25000 lbs of water) along with everything else you will be overweight and you will need a commercial license.
If I am wrong, anybody feel free to correct me because I would like to know.
How do they enforce this? Don't they have to end up trusting the markings on the side of the tanks anyway, so why not just use gallons instead of pounds?
That is the sticking point. I was told by a DOT officer that they cant test what is in your tanks unless there is a spill or accident. He said you can basically lie and say its not SH and he could do nothing. HOWEVER if they later find you were lying they will land on you with both feet and likely send you to jail for a few days to think about it. OH and take away your drivers license or CDL.
This isnt the law just one DOT officers answer.
AC
Hey AC, seems like that DOT officer would be falling down on the job if he can't tell it's bleach,..probably the most recognizable smell when it comes to chemicals. I figured it would be their job to prevent a potential hazardous spill,..being proactive instead of reactive. So, according to this particular DOT officer,..if you were stopped in a DOT check point, you could be carrying as much as you wanted and lie about what you were hauling?? Seems to me DOT would have more reach than that.
Jeff